Round the Rotary with JP Warren

On this episode Jeff Peeples (Chief Development Officer - Tomahawk Safety & Host of Mission Zero Podcast) joins us and we have a great conversation that starts off with his upbringing in rural Georgia and how he got into the industry and specifically safety. We discuss him going from designing a revolutionary safety glove, all the way to the launch of the product and what challenges he faced on the way. We then get into Mission Zero podcast, and why he started it (share information and help make people feel safer). We then dive into his hobbies which are history, podcasts, and books. We then discuss the powerful impact of being kind to others and detaching from the news to begin your own critical thought and outlooks. Enjoyed our convo Jeff and wish you the best! 

On this episode we have John Daniel (Founder - Daniel Energy Partners) join us to discuss the origins and the execution of his successful market intelligence report. We discuss that he gathers his information from actually getting out of the office, putting boots on the ground during his in-basin field trips, and actually talks with various people throughout our industry. We discuss the huge success of the "Thrive Energy Conference" that was held at Minute Maid park, and the future of it. We chatted about the importance of targeted networking events he hosts, as it's the networking and connections that allows him and others to make valuable relationships and how that impacts his business. Enjoyed our conversation John, wishing you and your team continued success!

On this episode Jeff Allen (President YPA - Petroleum Club of Houston/Founder - Allen Energy Partners) and I meet up at the Petroleum Club to record this episode. We chatted about growing up in the industry with a O&G Wildcatter father, to him pursuing his fathers footsteps and starting his own company. We discussed the history of the Petroleum Club of Houston, how they have recruited new members, as well as the awesome networking/family events held at the club, and much more. Really enjoyed getting behind the mic with Jeff, and look forward to getting him on again!

On this episode, we have Laura Pommer Fidler (CEO - Energyfunders) back on the show to discuss her new role at Energyfunders. We discussed how Energyfunders allows individuals to invest directly into oil and gas projects and make serious returns. We chatted about how this platform is disrupting the traditional Wall Street and private equity financing models. 

On this episode Tim Taylor (Founder - Midnight Marketing) joins us to discuss how his company operates and why it chooses to operate under the radar. For a marketing company that creates engaging marketing material, original content, and various oil and gas customers as clients, they choose not to market themselves and let their work speak for itself. We discuss creating content that people want to engage in and if it feels like an advertisement, then that means it's not working. We chat about companies trusting their employees to put out content in these current times as well as how to generate genuine and creative content that pierces through the noise. 

On this episode Cullen Cone (Operations/A&D - Tri-C Resources) joins us at the Petroleum Club of Houston where we dive into his background being 3rd generation oilfield and what life was like growing up. We discuss various internships he had throughout his college career, and how when an offer was pulled last minute, he was disappointed however looking back it was the best thing to happen to him.  We chatted about how pursuing his MBA allowed Tri-C to pivot and engage with different backers when looking for capital and deals.  We chat about the future of the industry and much more. Thanks Cullen for your time and wish you and your team success moving forward!

On this episode Celeste Shaffer (Operations Supervisor/Business Development Manager - Nabors Industries) joins us for a great conversation about her background and being first generation in the oil & gas industry. We chat about her decision after graduating UT in Petroleum Engineering, in going to work for a service company rather than an operator, as it was the people she would work with was a main motivator. We get into how taking on projects without being directed to during covid, set her up to take on a new role as Business Development Manager. We discuss being a woman in the oilfield and what it's been like to her and how she deals with any obstacles (usually with humor). After we chat about body building, health, and most importantly: the new Mortal Kombat film. Thanks for your time Celeste, and best of luck to you in your new role!

Great having Ryan Dawson (Founder/Chief Corvanaut - Corva) come on the show. As we were pressed for time (going to do a round two soon), we dove into his background and how he got into the Oil & Gas industry after being in Austin for 15 years working on other projects. He saw a need for a user friendly, cloud based, data analytics platform in the drilling side of the industry. We discussed the future of the industry, technology, software advancements, and his strategy when building an empowered team of fellow Corvanauts who have a ton of pride and honor in the company and it's mission. Really enjoyed having Ryan on, and look forward to the next one! Wishing you continued success!

In this episode with have the coolest cats in the industry stop by to discuss a side passion project they started during the lockdowns of 2020. Seth Hill (Executive Account Manager - MS Directional) and Shayne Schurr (Regional Sales Manager - MS Directional) join us and talk to us all about snow cones! Not only have these two been friends since before their oilfield days, they also work together at MS Directional, as well as opened up a business providing tasty snow cones to Houston Communities. We spoke on how this project began, what they have learned along the way, the witty and puny names for their original snow cones, as well as snow cones turf wars! Check out this episode to listen to two great industry people impact local communities in a way that keeps them happy: putting smiles on families faces! Great industry advocates and appreciate what they do for our industry/communities they service!

On this episode which was recorded at The Petroleum Club of Houston, we sit down with Yousuf Chaudhary (EVP - Atlas Operating LLC), where we just get deep into a whole range of topics from: his podcast (Oil Money Podcast), disrupters in our industry, snakes, being an individual, the American Dream achieved by his father who came over here from Pakistan not knowing English and $30 in his bank, his art of making deals, how he copes with losing deals and what he's learned from winning deals, #EFT, genuine relationships, twitter trolls, networking, to raising our kids. Great conversation and looking to having Yousuf on again!